Covalon Announces Major Milestone: FDA Clearance for MediClear™ PreOp

Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSXV: COV;
OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, announced today
it has received United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)
clearance to legally market and sell MediClear™ PreOp in the US to
hospitals, clinics and directly to patients, without the need for a
prescription.

MediClear PreOp is a breathable, transparent, self-adhesive, silicone
barrier film-drape that smoothly conforms to the contours of a patient's
skin at the planned incision or insertion site to protect the patient
from exposure to bacteria, yeast and viruses. MediClear PreOp’s
application is so simple, it can be applied by patients themselves or by
clinicians at a consultation before their surgery. MediClear PreOp is
then removed immediately prior to surgery by a clinician in the
operating room under sterile conditions.

"MediClear PreOp is Covalon's first product to be cleared that enables
us to enter the multi-billion dollar pre-surgical skin antisepsis
market," said Brian Pedlar, Covalon's Chief Executive Officer. "With an
over-the-counter ("OTC") designation by the FDA, Covalon can now provide
patients easy access to a world-class infection prevention product to
protect themselves from exposure to bacteria, viruses and fungi before a
surgery."

The silicone adhesive in MediClear Pre-Op contains two antimicrobials –
chlorhexidine and silver. The chlorhexidine and silver contained in the
adhesive provides continuous antimicrobial activity while a polyurethane
barrier film acts as a protective barrier to isolate a procedural site
from microbial and other contamination. MediClear PreOp's silicone
adhesive provides a rapid bactericidal and fungicidal effect against a
broad-spectrum of microorganisms, averaging a 99.9% reduction at 10
minutes and a 99.99% reduction at 30 minutes, and prevents their
re-growth for up to 7 days during wear.

"In an effort to reduce surgical site infections, hospitals in the
United States spend billions of dollars every year on products to
antiseptically clean and prep patients’ skin before surgery and a
further $3.3 billion a year treating surgical site infections that
current products and practices couldn't prevent," said Pedlar. "We see
great promise with MediClear PreOp to help in reducing the instances of
surgical site infections by protecting patients all the way into the
operating room. There is no other OTC product on the market that
provides the dual-antimicrobial and physical protection of MediClear
PreOp."

MediClear™ PreOp provides an effective physical barrier against external
contamination including fluids, bacteria, and yeast. Invitro
testing demonstrates that the chlorhexidine and silver incorporated
within the silicone adhesive provide a rapid bactericidal and fungicidal
effect against microorganisms including Staphylococcusaureus
(MRSA), Staphylococcusepidermidis, Enterococcusfaecalis
(VRE), Klebsiellapneumoniae, Pseudomonasaeruginosa,
Enterobactercloacae, Candidaalbicans, and Candidatropicalis, and prevents their re-growth for up to 7 days while
wearing MediClear PreOp.

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